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April 20, 2011

Buy Orbit Gum

The history of Orbit gum dates as far back as 1944, when Wrigley shipped all production of other gum varieties to the Armed Forces overseas for the troops to enjoy. With the other brands off the market, Wrigley created Orbit, but discontinued it once the war was over and Juicy Fruit, Wrigley’s Spearmint and Doublemint returned home. Thirty years later in 1976, Orbit came back…but not in the United States. It was introduced to Germany, Switzerland and Holland. Orbit did eventually make its way back around to the United States in 2001 with the introduction of Spearmint and Wintermint flavors, and the US came to rely on the gum for that “Just Brushed Clean Feeling.”